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As I was writing about HelioStella and the two levels of preparation that were needed for Point of Departure, it was readily apparent that within the necessity of this preparation there were many Opportunities for the People upon Terra to change what they do and how they do it.

If you were to think of a world free of plastics and electronics, how would your life change? What would you do different? It would be nice to accomplish the change overnight, but for most of us that would not be feasible. Thus we would progress one step at a time.

As we progress and think about all the “new” needs that arise in this personal transition and how to adjust to such a “new” environment, many creative ideas will become available. It is in this creative expression that humanity may find new ways to sustain itself and support itself in a new way by doing commerce that is free of the mercantile game of the unrighteous - unholy.

The direction of this new way of doing commerce would not sprout out of the greed for profit or lust for power by doing the bidding of the unrighteous – unholy at the expense of the world and People. Instead, it would sprout out of the basic need to take care of ourselves as we learn to Walk in the Father Way and prepare for Point of Departure.

Many months ago, I read a blog entry somewhere (I wish I had kept a reference) of a family that made a choice to move out to the land and become self reliant. Initially, the husband retained a job but soon realized that by the time he deducted the expenses related to getting to that job, his net income was well below the minimum wage. Thus they made a choice to do things different. One of these choices included making an earth oven to bake their breads and foods with available wood from their property. Soon, neighbors started asking for his “artisan” breads and resources began flowing his way to a point where he could not meet demand. However, when someone suggested he “expand to meet demand” or “start a business”, this family was wise enough to recognize the trap. All the Joy they received from baking and preparing food in their earth oven would have been quickly siphoned away by the worries and debt obligations of the mercantile game. Instead they chose Joy.

I like this story so much because it illustrates so well the idea that in choosing to take care of ourselves and doing something we like, Opportunities can present themselves to trade resources with other like minded People.

This is a key concept in this new way of doing commerce. That which is done is first and foremost a creative expression that nourishes and sustains our own Journey. This family didn’t do an earth oven to start a business. They did it to nourish and sustain themselves in a creative way. Whether it be raising chickens for eggs, goats for milk, sheep for wool, vegetables for food... whether it be woodworking, blacksmithing, and so on, it is something that is done to meet one’s own needs. This activity may then bring an Opportunity to trade in various ways.

In this kind of trade, what is traded is always the excess abundance that is generated by People who Love doing what they do. The “cream of the cream” is reserved for Self. This is done out of the recognition that one cannot prosper when there is self imposed restrictions and lack. Trading the “cream of the cream’ and bulk of the abundance away impoverishes the mind and Soul and creates the illusion that others always come first and are more valuable than Self. We are learning to do things differently.

Think of all the things that would be needed: natural mattresses made of wool or even bedstraw, clothes dyed with natural colors and sewn with natural fibers, new inventions that work in a natural way with the environment, and so much more…

Many of these inventions are already being brought forth by People all over the world. However, they are directed toward improving the lives of “impoverished” People in third world countries. Perhaps it would be wise to recognize that the "civilized" world needs these type inventions more than any third world country...

It is Wise to start at Home and take care of Home first.